Abstract
AbstractEcological identity, acting as the baton to guide the public’s behavior in nature, is closely correlated with environmental crises that threaten human survival. Previous studies of ecological identity are mostly conducted in the domain of sociopsychology with an emphasis on human’s attitude and behavior. Less attention, however, has been paid to the discursive construction of one’s ecological identity. The current study aims to build a framework to explore the mechanism of discursive strategies in constructing one’s ecological identity. To this end, this article classifies different ecological identities according to their impact on nature and the ecosophy of holism. It then puts forward a framework based on systemic functional linguistics to explore how lexicogrammatical resources can be employed strategically in the construction of ecological identity. The framework is significant for ecolinguistic investigations of identity and the cultivation of human’s critical language awareness related to the protection of ecosystems.
Highlights
Ecological identity manifests one’s attitude towards nature-related issues and the corresponding behavior in the natural environment
The current study aims to build a framework to explore the mechanism of discursive strategies in constructing one’s ecological identity
It puts forward a framework based on systemic functional linguistics to explore how lexicogrammatical resources can be employed strategically in the construction of ecological identity
Summary
Ecological identity manifests one’s attitude towards nature-related issues and the corresponding behavior in the natural environment. It is a new dimension of identity research compared with the traditional aspects of gender, nationality, religion, and ethnicity. Ecological identity studies are devoted to providing solutions to environmental problems threatening human existence through adjusting or correcting people’s original living habits and discourse patterns. Less attention is paid to the analysis of discourse features, which reflect one’s ecological identity through applying linguistic theories. This research draws theories from Systemic Functional Linguistics (hereafter SFL) to build a framework to further probe the mechanism of discursive strategies in constructing one’s ecological identity and its ecological effects on the normal running of ecosystems
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